New Honorees inducted into RhoChi and PLS Honor Societies

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Two ACPHS students at a reception in the Panther's Den following the Rho Chi/PLS Induction.

Nearly 40 Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences students were inducted into the Rho Chi Honor Society and the Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Society at the April 19 ceremony held in the Albert M. White Gymnasium on the ACPHS campus.

The ceremony honors are bestowed upon graduate and professional pharmacy students who distinguish themselves by their academic, professional and leadership achievements.

Both incoming and current chapter officers attended in support of the new inductees as well as RhoChi and Phi Lambda faculty advisors, Associate Professors, Alexandra Watson ’14, PharmD, BCACP, and Jacqueline Cleary, PharmD, BCACP, and Associate Professors, Nick O’Donnell, PharmD, MSc, and Yi Zhou, PharmD, BCPS, respectively.

Assistant Dean for Academics in the School of Pharmacy, Matthew Yacobucci, PharmD, BCOP, welcomed honorees and their guests, followed by keynote speaker, St. Peter’s Health Partners’ Clinical Pharmacist and alumna, Kara Candee ’19, PharmD, BCACP. School of Pharmacy Dean Elena Umland, PharmD, FNAP, provided closing remarks.

 RhoChi Academic Honor Society

Students inducted into the RHO Chi Honor Society on April 19, 2026

The mission of Rho Chi, the Academic Honor Society in pharmacy, is to encourage and recognize excellence in intellectual achievement, and to advocate critical inquiry in all aspects of pharmacy. The following ACPHS students were inducted into the society:

  • Alexandra Boguslavskiy
  • Kathryn Braun
  • Klyanna Ediong
  • Madison Gagne
  • Katelyn Marcoux
  • William Muzzy
  • Eric-Matthew Ng
  • Karin Nimri
  • Cheron Reid
  • Mckayla Roberts
  • Angelina Saouma
  • Angelina Scardino
  • Sopheary Te
  • Reyna WooStudents inducted into the PLS Honor Society on April 19, 2026.

Phi Lambda Sigma (PLS) Academic Honor Society

PLS is a national pharmacy leadership society dedicated to the recognition of contributions that our pharmacy students make to the College, the community, and the health care profession. The following students were inducted into the society:

Class of 2026

  • Daniel Le
  • Saralyne Mesidor

Class of 2027

  • Lia DiCarlo
  • Mary Francis
  • Oluwanifesimi Kasali
  • Karissa Kendall
  • Jack Moniot
  • Nashaly Morales
  • Nina Rouse
  • Jenee Russell
  • Jenna Schwab
  • Marcus Salvi
  • Claudia Smythe
  • Lauren Trackey
  • Jenny Weng

Class of 2028

  • Kathryn Braun
  • Tasnim Chowdhury
  • Tani Kealoha
  • Katelyn Marcoux
  • Jonathan T. Santosh
  • Kayleigh Simpson
  • Sara Solomon
  • Reyna Woo

Class of 2029

  • Kelly Nhan
  • Trang Van